JC Lau
@drjclau.bsky.social
A multi-award winning game developer. Game Changer, SPG100, BAFTA, Next Gen Leader, Future Class. She/they. I hope you like ferrets.
Also I love when I’m browsing in a store and the owner/person helping me can recommend something based on a combination of MY interests and THEIR expertise; then when I buy that comic/record/book it comes imbued with a memory of my interaction with another human, which is incredibly cool ✨
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Also I love when I’m browsing in a store and the owner/person helping me can recommend something based on a combination of MY interests and THEIR expertise; then when I buy that comic/record/book it comes imbued with a memory of my interaction with another human, which is incredibly cool ✨
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last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
November 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
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The #SteamAwards are coming!
Together with our friends at @tumultkollektiv.bsky.social, we have put an incredible amount of effort into creating the music for The Knightling!
We would really appreciate your vote for Best Soundtrack! ❤️
Together with our friends at @tumultkollektiv.bsky.social, we have put an incredible amount of effort into creating the music for The Knightling!
We would really appreciate your vote for Best Soundtrack! ❤️
November 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The #SteamAwards are coming!
Together with our friends at @tumultkollektiv.bsky.social, we have put an incredible amount of effort into creating the music for The Knightling!
We would really appreciate your vote for Best Soundtrack! ❤️
Together with our friends at @tumultkollektiv.bsky.social, we have put an incredible amount of effort into creating the music for The Knightling!
We would really appreciate your vote for Best Soundtrack! ❤️
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Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌
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I think people really don't appreciate how remarkable it is that the games industry releases hundreds of video games every year when you consider that not one person on earth knows how to make a video game
November 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I think people really don't appreciate how remarkable it is that the games industry releases hundreds of video games every year when you consider that not one person on earth knows how to make a video game
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Was not expecting this blatant xenophobia on my tv first thing in the morning...
November 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Was not expecting this blatant xenophobia on my tv first thing in the morning...
Whether or not I am credited on something, I know what projects I contributed to and nobody can take that away from me 💅🏼
My controversial take is that if you didn't get credited on a game you have proof you've worked on, just list it on your CV.
I do with one. Never had any issues.
Not being credited still sucks but you don't need to be polite when they're not.
I do with one. Never had any issues.
Not being credited still sucks but you don't need to be polite when they're not.
November 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Whether or not I am credited on something, I know what projects I contributed to and nobody can take that away from me 💅🏼
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Working in games means your answer to the question "If you could do anything you wanted in life, what would it be?" isn't a different career, but the same career in a kinder version of the same industry.
November 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Working in games means your answer to the question "If you could do anything you wanted in life, what would it be?" isn't a different career, but the same career in a kinder version of the same industry.
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As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
This is an amazing format for credits, I LOVE it
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 25, 2025 at 8:13 AM
This is an amazing format for credits, I LOVE it
Relatable content for my life
Terumaru, a bright young lightbulb and the mascot of the Tokyu Denki electric company, trapped in a door yesterday:
November 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Relatable content for my life
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Seen in a Dutch grocery store: BIG AMERICAN pizza 🇺🇸
November 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Seen in a Dutch grocery store: BIG AMERICAN pizza 🇺🇸
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The horrors persist, but so do I
No really, look at me, I am the horrors now
No really, look at me, I am the horrors now
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The horrors persist, but so do I
No really, look at me, I am the horrors now
No really, look at me, I am the horrors now
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wild to me that Cloudflare issues can fuck up multiple services, platforms, games, worldwide and we aren't treating it with more severity
November 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
wild to me that Cloudflare issues can fuck up multiple services, platforms, games, worldwide and we aren't treating it with more severity
Nah let’s be real, even if Expedition 33 did win they wouldn’t get to the speech part because this will happen
November 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Nah let’s be real, even if Expedition 33 did win they wouldn’t get to the speech part because this will happen
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game awards?
a woman says i don 't know her on a tv show
Alt: Mariah carey says i don 't know her on a tv show
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
game awards?
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I gotta use that as a reply more often look how simple it can be 😇
November 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I gotta use that as a reply more often look how simple it can be 😇
God damn roller derby is so fucking fun
Yes I am back on my bullshit again ⭐
Yes I am back on my bullshit again ⭐
November 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
God damn roller derby is so fucking fun
Yes I am back on my bullshit again ⭐
Yes I am back on my bullshit again ⭐
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what is most hard is that running a successful games business is diametrically opposed to making a good game and almost every dev is trying to walk a fine line between certain economic collapse and total player delight
November 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
what is most hard is that running a successful games business is diametrically opposed to making a good game and almost every dev is trying to walk a fine line between certain economic collapse and total player delight
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Random person who plays indie games, you are the most important cog in an indie game's success.
Most gamers don't know or care that indies exist.... unless a friend tells them.
Our games succeed because you tell other people you liked our game. Word of mouth is the best marketing there is.
Most gamers don't know or care that indies exist.... unless a friend tells them.
Our games succeed because you tell other people you liked our game. Word of mouth is the best marketing there is.
November 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Random person who plays indie games, you are the most important cog in an indie game's success.
Most gamers don't know or care that indies exist.... unless a friend tells them.
Our games succeed because you tell other people you liked our game. Word of mouth is the best marketing there is.
Most gamers don't know or care that indies exist.... unless a friend tells them.
Our games succeed because you tell other people you liked our game. Word of mouth is the best marketing there is.